Isfahan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$207	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	63	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.8M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 74% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8716th and 2284th ($500 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 58th in Iran and Canada, respectively. Check Iran vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6223rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Montreal

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	Isfahan	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$5550

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805